Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-22
alma COLLEGE.
To the People of Alma.

A word TO you all, ABOUT AIlh"
College, anG arst, don't be jealous OF
us. nor think because we come under
the auspices Of the Synod of Michigan,
that we are therefore come to rob you
of the advantages you have had III your
Normal school, or to turn that school
into a theological seminary. we come
among YOU to continue the same adYant-
ages YOU now have and to add to them
a great many nlole. The Normal school
will. after September 18th, be the Nor
NAL department of Alma College; the
Business college will be the Commercial
or Business department of Alma Col
lege. and so all the way through, the
same advantages and opportunities Tor
your boys and girls to get an education
only under new management Inc
terms will be just as low as we can
place them and make the school pay
Over and above the present advantages
there will be n course of four years
study in English, in ancient and mod
ern Languages, Mathematics and Nat
ural Sciences such as Chemistry, Ge-
ology, Natural History, etc. Arrange
ments cor board at moderate expense
for such IS wish to avail themselves OF
them will be continued as heretofore
We wish to secure rooms for Students
and board also for such as prefer 1t, III
private families. If families who are
willing to rent rooms or board students
will leave their names with MI vel
stead, together with statement oil the
number of the students they can accom-
modate, and the cost per week forrooms
with and without board. and their pref
erence as to whether they will board Ia
dies or gentlemen, students Will be IL
rected to them. OF course we want 10
get our students boarded and secure
rooms for them at reasonable rates, for
many of the boys and girls who Will
seek the advantages of our school are
those who have no money TO waste on
luxuries. and these, by the way, are as
a rule. the best boys and girls OF our
country and will make the best men ana
women if we give them chance. AND
this is Just what we are coming here
for. to give the boys and girls OF Alma
and all the region round chance tC
get Just as good an education right here
at home as they can get anywhere II
Michigan. and at the cheapest possible
rates. The teachers do not come here
to make money out of the pupils. Ih'
great bulk of the salaries VIII be pro
vided for by few wealthy men, led b.
your own bighearted y. w. Wright
You and your children have chanc
now to share in advantages paid 10
bv these men of wealth, and what W
want is to have you all drop your pre-
iudices. drop the name Presbyterian a
together, and call our school Alma Col
lege, and let every man, woman an
child feel. this is 0Ur college, and be dc
termined to make it a grand success
A circular giving full particulars WI
be issued early i'll June, and the Colleg
will open on or about the fifteenth ola
of September next in all its depar
ments, Preparatory, Normal, Comme
cial and Collegiate. Prof. b. y. We
stead will be retained as principal
the Commercial course and first-cla'
teachers will be provided in every d.
partment We propose to patronii
home institutions and conduct our bus
ness on the principle of You help II
and I'll help you" 50 far as is consi
tent with the best interests of the &C
lege. instruction in music and pain
ing will he provided for with comp
tent teachers for each.
The same arrangement as heretoio
in the matter of rental of school boo
will be continued, at least until we 4
convinced there is a better way. +
the College.
GEO. T. HUNTING,
Presidel